Heater attachment



Aug. 9, wRlGHT V HEATER ATTACHMENT Filed June 12, 1930 Patented Aug. 9, 1932 rsirzee UNITED STATES PATENT DANIEL THEW WRIGHT, or WASHINGTON, nIsTnIoT or ooLUMnIA I i 1 HEATER, ATTAo MEnT Application filed June 12,

My invention relates to broiler attachments for heating stoves.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a broiler hood attachment which may be readily applied to and detached from a conventional type of portable open hearth gasoline stoves now in wide use.

Another object is to provide a broiler hood attachment which will not obstruct or interfere with the escape of fumes or products of combustion. I 1

Other and more specific objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as the specification is considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a gasoline heater with the broiler hood attached thereto, the gravy tray being shown in partially withdrawn position;

Figure 2 is a rear perspective view of the broiler hood removed, showing conventional broiler frame attached to the broiler hood; and r Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view of the broiler hood partly broken away.

Referring more particularly to the drawing wherein the same reference characters indicate like parts in all the figures, 1 repre- 'sents a gasoline heater of old and well known construction comprising a lower or base portion 2 which houses the gasoline tank or container 3, and an upper or hearth portion 25,

in which the burners 7 are mounted. It will be noted that the side walls 4 and 5 and the rear wall 6 of the heater extend upwardly from the base portion 2 to provide the substantially U-shaped open hearth upper por-' tion 25 previously mentioned, and in which the vertically disposed burners 7 are suitably mounted.

It will also be noted that the front wall 8 of the heater does not extend upwardly beyond the lower ends of the burners, and that the reticulated top member 25 of the heater does not extend at its intermediate forward edge to the front of the heater. Consequently the burners, 7, are enclosed on but three sides, thus leaving the top and front substantially open. Supporting posts 9 and 10, suitably secured to the heater adjacent the for- 1930. Serial No. 460,676; 1 t A p ward edges of the sidewalls 4 and 5,jarepro-- vided with ornamental knobs'9. and 10 at their upper ends'which are utilized in aman ner hereinafter described. A broiler hood 11, preferably of vSheet metal, and of substantially U shape in horizontal cross section-is employed to cover the front opening 12 of the heater when it is I desired to use the latter as a broiler. This hood comprises abottom wall 12 front vwall .60 13 and side walls lijand 15, the back ofthe hood being entirely open with the exception of a narrow strip or cross piece 16 which connects the rear'lower edge of the si-de members to each other. V 6 When the hood 11 is in use, the rear edge I of the side members 14 and 15 thereoflie ad jacent the respective posts .9 and 10 of the 1 heater, and the extremities of therear'strip,

16 .will also rest in proximity to or against these posts. Hooks l7 and 18 pivoted to the upper rear corners of side members 1,4 and 15, when engaged over the respective knobs 9 and 10 of the heater, hold the hood securely in place. It will also be notedthat thelower portion of the hood will be held in snug contact with the lower front portion of the heater by force of gravity. A drip pan 26, the purpose of whichwill be apparent, is slidably mounted upon the bottom 12 of the hood, and

may be withdrawn through opening 27 formed in the side wall 14 of the hood.

The meat to be broiled is placed in a broiler frame 19, illustrated by chain dotted lines in Figure 2. This frame comprises the two hinged sections 20, each provided with handles 21,adapted to be maintained in closed position by ring 22, all of said partsbeing old and well known in the art. A book 28 having a plurality of prongs 23 is pivoted to the top edge of the front wall 13 of the broiler hood, and is adapted for engagement either with the ring 22 or the top of the broiler frame for supporting the latter in desired adjusted position toward or away from the burners 7. The bottom of the broiler frame rests upon the bottom of the gravy tray 26, and the frame can bereadily moved by tilting or sliding movement.

It will be obvious that by increasing the number of prongs 23, the range of lateral adjustment of the broiler frame with respect to the burners will be correspondinly increased. When the meat has been broiled, the

broiler frame can be readily moved away from the burners'by lifting the hook out of engagement Withthe broiler and pulling the latter away from the burners. It will also be abottomwall, and'openat itstop, means carnoted that the form of hook fastener eme.

ployed permits the operator tovreadily release and turn the broiler frame to present both 7 I sides of the meat in turn to the flame. w a a As the top of the hood is entirely open, thus permitting the escape of the steamete the; 7

broiling effect is not interfered with, aswill be readily understood.

1 Having thus described myinvention what Iclaimisz 1. A broiler hood or casing for open hearth stovescomprising a front wall, side Walls and ried by the hood for detachably securing the same to the front ofthe stove and pronge'd means pivoted to the front wall for engaging the top ofa broiler frame and detachably supporting and maintaining sai-d'frame in adjusted position therein relativeto said front Wall and the frontof the stove.

2. A broiler'hood for opeirlieartli'stoves' comprising. a front wall; side-walls, and a bottom wall and open at its t'op, a drip pan removably supported on said bottom wall,

means carried by the hood for detachably securing the latterto the front of the stove;

means secured to thefront wall havingmembers at its end for selectively en 'ggaging the top of a broiler frame and detachably supporting and maintaining said broiler frame in adjust ed position towards or away from tlie front' wall and the front of the stove.- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

[DA rEL THEWVWRIGHT. 

